5 Best Cryptocurrency Startups to Watch

4. Chipper Cash

Chipper Cash is a financial technology company that facilitates cross border peer-to-peer payments. The startup has so far raised more than $152 million in funding over five rounds, with the latest $100 million raised at the end of last month. Fintech is one of the fastest growing business segments in Africa and Chipper Cash is already serving customers in many Africa states, including Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Africa, and Kenya. The firm has plans for expansion into the UK as well.

Jeff Bezos

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) owner Jeff Bezos has invested in the company through his personal fund, Bezos Expeditions. Although Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is still yet to fully embrace cryptocurrencies, the company is seeking a foothold in the crypto-related fintech realm. 

At the end of the first quarter of 2021, 243 hedge funds in the database of Insider Monkey held stakes worth $50 billion in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), down from 273 in the preceding quarter worth $51 billion.